Posts Tagged: Maine

I’m participating in Waiting on Wednesday hosted by Breaking the Spine. This gives me a chance to show the books I’m looking forward to in the next few months. Shiver Hitch by Linda Greenlaw Series: Jane Bunker Series #3 Publication Date: June 6 Genre: Mystery Synopsis (from Goodreads): Jane Bunker thought she d escaped the pollution, noise, and dead bodies of the big city when she left her job as a Miami homicide detective and moved back to the idyllic town of Green Haven, Maine. But through her work as a marine insurance investigator, it appears she s left behind the bustle of the city, but not the murder. When… Read more »

Twisted Threads by Lea Wait Series: Mainely Needlepoint #1 Genre: Mystery (cozy) Setting: Harbor Haven, Maine Published by Kensington, 2015 E-book, purchased 320 pages Grade: B+ Synopsis: Returning to the quaint coastal town of Harbor Haven, Maine—a place she once called home—Angie Curtis finds her memories aren’t all quite pleasant ones… After leaving a decade ago, Angie has been called back to Harbor Haven by her grandmother, Charlotte, who raised her following her mother’s disappearance when she was a child. Her mother has been found, and now the question of her whereabouts has sadly become the mystery of her murder. The bright spot in Angie’s homecoming is reuniting with Charlotte, who… Read more »

Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier Series: Lucy Stone #1 Genre: Mystery (cozy) Setting: Tinker’s Cove, Maine Published by Kensington, 1991 E-book, Kindle Unlimited 224 pages Grade: B Synopsis: As if baking holiday cookies, knitting a sweater for her husband’s gift, and making her daughter’s angel costume for the church pageant weren’t enough things for Lucy Stone’s busy Christmas schedule, she’s also working nights at the famous mail-order company Country Cousins. But when she discovers Sam Miller, its very wealthy founder, dead in his car from an apparent suicide, the sleuth in her knows something just doesn’t smell right. Taking time out from her hectic holiday life to find out what really… Read more »

The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. I like this meme because it gives me an opportunity to take a look back at last week and forward to next week in both my personal life and my blog and book life! I also like to see what other people are doing and what books everyone is reading. This is a great meme to take part in every week and I thank Kimba for hosting it! Last Week–home and blog Maine coast and greeting cards We stayed at the Maine coast–in a small town called Ogunquit–last weekend and had a wonderful time. The weather was… Read more »

Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier Series: Lucy Stone #3 Genre: Mystery (Cozy) Setting: Tinker’s Cover, Maine Published by Kensington, 1996 E-book, purchased 276 pages Grade: B Synopsis: Haunted-house parties and ghostly galas…grinning pumpkins, mayhem and murder. It’s going to be one heck of a Halloween for Lucy Stone and Tinker’s Cove… It’s October in Maine, and everyone in Tinker’s Cove is preparing for the annual Halloween festival. While Lucy Stone is whipping up orange-frosted cupcakes, recycling tutus for her daughters’ Halloween costumes, helping her son with his pre-teen rebellion, and breast-feeding her brand-new baby, an arsonist is loose in Tinker’s Cove. When the latest fire claims the life of… Read more »

The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. I like this meme because it gives me an opportunity to take a look back at last week and forward to next week in both my personal life and my blog and book life! I also like to see what other people are doing and what books everyone is reading. This is a great meme to take part in every week and I thank Kimba for hosting it! Last Week–home and blog Eastern Shore, Maryland and on to Maine This week was really short for us. We went to the Eastern Shore in Maryland on Sunday and… Read more »

Winter at the Door by Sarah Graves Series: Lizzie Snow #1 Genre: Mystery Published by Bantam Books, 2015 Library book 272 pages Grade: B- Synopsis: Moving from Boston to remote Bearkill, Maine, isn’t homicide cop Lizzie Snow’s idea of a step up. But breaking away from tragedy and personal betrayal is at least a step in the right direction. Her dead sister’s fate still torments her, as does her long-missing niece’s disappearance. Lizzie hopes to find the mysteriously vanished child here, amid the coming ice and snow. But in the Great North Woods, something darker and more dangerous than punishing winter is also bound for Bearkill. The town is a world… Read more »

The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. I like this meme because it gives me an opportunity to take a look back at last week and forward to next week in both my personal life and my blog and book life! I also like to see what other people are doing and what books everyone is reading. This is a great meme to take part in every week and I thank Kimba for hosting it! Last Two Weeks Home & blog My husband and I went to Maine for a long weekend and so I didn’t get a Sunday Post done last week…. Read more »

I’d planned to to do a Sunday Post* yesterday, but we got back from our trip and I needed some time to recuperate from the vacation…LOL. We had so much fun in Maine. The company of my sister-in-law and brother-in-law was wonderful and the yummy food. bright blue skies and gorgeous scenery all combined to make a great trip. Here are a few photos from the Portland Head Light we visited the first day. This is the oldest lighthouse in Maine and it’s automated now. The Sunday Post returns next Sunday at its regular time! *The Sunday Post–hosted by Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. I like this meme because it gives me an opportunity to take a look back at last week and forward to next week in both my personal life and my blog and book life! I also like to see what other people are doing and what books everyone is reading. This is a great meme to take part in every week and I thank Kimba for hosting it! Last Week Home & blog I have a number of books from the library and even read some of them! I’ve been in the mood to read mysteries.I… Read more »

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